Attorney

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.
Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.
We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be an attorney on the Legal and Compliance team providing legal guidance to the insurance business units of Standard Insurance Company and its affiliates.  You will support the development and ongoing sale of insurance products, analyzing and providing advice on laws and regulations impacting a group insurer, and advising on complicated business issues.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Advise business units on insurance-related issues. 
• Work closely with business units and Compliance to develop or update insurance products and related forms, documents, letters and processes.
• Draft, analyze, and review contracts to minimize legal risk and maximize business opportunities. 
• Monitor & analyze developments in laws and regulations impacting insurers and provide proactive updates to impacted business units. 
• Review and negotiate agreements including nondisclosure agreements, business associate agreements, vendor agreements, requests for proposals, and other third-party agreements.  
• Assist with responses to audits and market conduct exams conducted by state or federal agencies.  
•  Formulate potential risks and outcomes of new business initiatives, demonstrating a holistic understanding of business goals and risks.   
• Efficiently formulate accurate and comprehensive advice that is understandable and digestible by business partners.
• Participate in industry group meetings. 

Skills and Background You’ll Need: 

Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Admitted or eligible for bar admission to practice in State of Oregon, and Florida, if required.  New York Bar admission preferred. 

Experience:

• Minimum of four years legal experience providing advice and counsel required.
• Group voluntary supplemental insurance products or similarly regulated products experience. (strongly preferred). 
• Knowledge of state and federal insurance laws governing group voluntary supplemental insurance products.   
• Strong communications skills, including ability to produce clear, concise, complete, and persuasive work product, and active listening and persuasive advising.   
• Ability to deliver successful presentations to internal and external audiences. 

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk.
• Driving Success: Consistently demonstrate an understanding of, and motivation to, achieve business goals in a legally defensible manner.

Why join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off
• A supportive and responsive management approach
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement 
• Paid time off to volunteer
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
• Much more!

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

$124,250.00 - $182,250.00

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.